The Food Lab: 3-Ingredient, 10-Minute Macaroni and Cheese

This macaroni and cheese—this pot of creamy, gooey, cheesy, glorious macaroni and cheese—was made with three ingredients in about 10 minutes. Seriously. Not only that, but all three ingredients are staples, with shelf lives of weeks or months, which means that a simple lunch is always on hand.

[MrJaydub]

I've made this a few times since watching this video and it is my new preferred method of making mac and cheese. I seem to have to add a little water close to end of the macaroni cooking as they come out a little more al dente than I want, but that just may be an issue with not starting with enough water or cooking on too high a heat. I look forward to trying this with different cheeses.

[playea]

Most overlooked, and underrated Mac and cheese recipe ever. Screw a roux and a Mornay and that's coming from a French cook!

[beastbooner]

If you are like me and you can break any white sauce once you add cheese this is for you. I've thrown pounds of greasy cheese sauce into the driveway out of frustration. This one works every time. Kenji is a wizard.

[msrinnh]

I just made this-- it's delicious! Thanks for all your great videos!

[lesterj]

I just made some right after watching the video and i am eating it as i am writing this. I can say, great taste simple to make & NO mess. thanks!

[TheKarish]

Im making this recipe since 3 yrs and i can swear by it ! Its made in mins!

[TheKarish]

Iv just made it and it's deliciously easy! Evaporated milk is the game changer

[curiosity]

Looks good but I think you need to explain Evaporated milk in more detail. Easy it may be but I think people wonder about up/downsides. No matter how you look at it, it's better than the box. Thanks.

[thedr]

Would this work with Mozzarella? For some reason I have an abundance of the stuff.

[gabbyperez]

That's one easy recipe! I'm going to make it for my kids! 😋

[johnweimer]

Add 3% sodium citrate of the weight of the cheese at the beginning with the water. No break sauce, perfect method.

[abmorse]

I didn't even know OXO made pans. Is that the 5Qt covered wok? How is it? (Should I cancel my order for the Calphalon saucier?)

[jenniferjinx]

Finally! I've tried a dozen recipes looking for the secret ingredient and it was there all along in the pasta. I loved the blue box, but alas the new recipe ruined it so home made is the new comfort food

[lillianstas]

Evaporated milk? Doesn’t that make it very sweet? Or is this a different product in the US?

[ivanteles]

I tried this recipes it was AWESOME i prefer this 1 wen inmake sauce

[alice.L.]

What is the difference with evaporated milk and regular one? ...

[brianpown]

Is evaporated milk just normal whole milk that's been simmered/reduced?

[marshalljackson]

I made this last night, but the sauce ended up being pretty grainy. Where did I go wrong and how do I fix this?

[tommihommi]

what kind of evaporated milk are you using (fat content and so on)?

[mothekid]

Trying this right now.
But Kenji, you write that you're a fan of the metric system but never include them in your videos! such a shame! it'd be 2 minutes more editing time!